Benzema skipped training, 'fleeing' from Saudi Arabia?

It all started with Al Ittihad's 2-5 home defeat to Ronaldo's team - Al Nassr in the 18th round of the Saudi Pro League. Many Al Ittihad fans attacked the French star on Instagram. This is not the first time Benzema has decided to close all social media accounts. When leaving Real Madrid, the striker born in 1987 also unfollowed "Los Blancos" and closed his account. Therefore, Saudi Arabian newspapers commented that this was an unhealthy move for Al Ittihad.

According to Marca , Benzema was criticized by Al Ittihad fans for two reasons: Al Ittihad spent too much money to recruit the French striker and Benzema has been showing signs of decline recently. The poor form of the former Real Madrid striker has had a significant impact on Al Ittihad's deep crisis and has just suffered three consecutive defeats. The chance to catch up with the top two teams, Al Hilal and Al Nassr, is now more fragile than ever.

Benzema's situation (in black) is completely opposite to that of his former teammate Ronaldo.

Things have gotten worse for Benzema. Al Riyadiya revealed that Benzema did not train with his teammates on December 29 and 30. The site also claimed that Benzema had left Jeddah - where Al Ittihad is based - without any clear reason. The coaching staff of this team has absolutely no idea whether he will return or not.

Benzema's relatives confirmed that he was given time off by the club to recover from an ankle injury and did not "run away" as reported by the Saudi Arabian media. Currently, Al Ittihad coach Marcelo Gallardo has not made any announcement regarding Benzema.

Benzema is constantly criticized by Al Ittihad fans for his poor performance.

Benzema left Real to join Al Ittihad in the summer of 2023 with a salary of 430 million USD over two seasons. This treatment is equivalent to what Benzema's former teammate Ronaldo received at Al Nassr. However, Benzema only had 9 goals and 5 assists in 15 matches for Al Ittihad. His team has also dropped to 7th place and is 25 points behind the leader Al Hilal.

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